Automobile goggles



l E. NAIRNE AUTOMOBILE GOGGLES Oct., 14. 1924.

Original Filed June 13, 1922 Patented oca 14, 1924,

UNITED STATES 1,511,351' PATENT OFFICE.l

ELDRIDGE 'NAIBNE 0E BOXYBURY, MASSACHUETTS, ASSIGNOE 0F ONE-THIRD T0 DAVID FINXELSTEIN, F 30310K, MASSACHUSETTS, AND '130.31008 GQOBE, 20F CHELSEA, KASSACHUSE'ITS.7

ymrromnnnn eoeenns. Application tied .Tune 13, 1922, Serial No. 567,895. Renewed J'ilne 18, 19M.

Roxbu in the count of Suffolk and l State o Massachusetts, ave invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile Goggles, of which the following is a speciicatlon. j

The invention relates to automobile goggles.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of automobile goggles and toprovide a simple, practical and eiicient device adapted to a'o'rd an unobstructed view ahead and a'glare eliminated view at each side, so that a clearvision of portions of a road, both ahead and to the sides will be afforded to prevent the blinding effect of headlights of approaching automobiles, as well as lights along the sides of a road. With these and other objects in view the Ainvent-ion consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompan ing drawing, and pointed out in the claim derstood that various changes in the rm, proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope of, the claim,- may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or'sacriicingany of' the advantages of the invention. l

The figure of the drawing is a longitudinal sectional view .of a pair of goggles constructed in accordance with this invention, In the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the automobile goggles comprises in its construction a pair of tapered 40 tubular approximately trunco-conical tubes or tubular membersl, tapered outwardly o1- forwardly and constructed of amber glass \0r other suitable material and mounted in a frame for attaching the tubes or. tubular 46 members 1 to the head of the wearer. The frame is composed of circular rims 2 and a connecting nose piece or bridge 3 and side frame members ,4, which areadapted to't over the ears -of the wearer. The circular 50 rims 2 fit around thel inner or rear ends of the tubular members and are suitably1 secured tothe same so that the tubular members, which are connected at their inner or rear ends by the frame extend forwardly from the same' and are open at.

residing at ereto appended, it beingT un-v their inner and outer ends and throughout -erably constructed of'amber' glass, may be of any other glare eliminatin tint or color,

are semi-transparent. or trans ucent for enabling the wearer, when an automobile or other motor vehicle approaches with blinding headlights, to obtain a clear unobvstructed view of the roadahead by slightly turning his head to carry the outer ends of the tubes away from the headlights of the approaching machine and atthe same time the semi-transparent or translucent tubes will aiord a' clear view of the lightsof the approaching machine and also of the lights along the road with the glare eliminated therefrom. As the tubes are open at each end andare unobstructed throughout their length the view ahead is as clear as if the goggles were not worn and there were no blinding lights along the road. This will render drivin at night comparativel safe and will eliminate the accidentswhich frequently result from operators of machines becoming confused by the blinding' glare of the headli hts ofapproaching machines and also o lights along the road at either side of the same.

What is claimed is:

Automobile goggles comprising a pair of forwardly tapered, substantially truncoconical tubular members composed throughout their length `of semi-transparent or translucent material to' .eliminate glare through the sides of they tubular members and open throughout their length and at each end to permit an unobstructed view `ahead through the tubular'members and a clear glare eliminated view through the sides of the members, and a frame provided with openings in which the inner ends of the tubular members are directly' secured and supported, and means connected to the frame-for .attaching the same to the head of the wearer, the frame having a curved part intermediate its ends between the tubularmembers forming a bridge for the nose of the Weare'r.'

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ELDRIDGE NAIRNE. 

